The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-06-07

There will be no trouble to get this commit
tee 70 report" remarked Councilman Coy.
why, then. have not had a report from
the special committee on street railroads. asked
Councilman Swain. 1T has had matters for
three weeks in its possession, and has not even
The remarks that followed were in keeping
with those already detailed. except that Coy
showed some heat IN maintaining the claim that
while Councilman Pearson. with vigor. insisted
on having the resolution go to the city attorney
alone. call of the roll on the
Swain motion showed that every Democrat
come to the support of the Coy proposition.
which considered buncombe, with the
hope of delaying any investigation whatever.
Those who voted TO have the city attorney at
tend TO the investigation were Dunn, AcClel-
land, McGroarty, Pearson, Reynolds, Smith.
Smither. Swain and Thalman. The councilmen
who wanted the Coy resolution passed unamend-
ed were Burns an employee of the street-car
company, Coy, DELL Edenharter. Haueh,
Herig, Howes, Mack, Markey. Newland Rein
ecke, Stuckneyer and Waterman. Counclmen
Cummings Rocker and Benjamin were absent.
The frst-named was on his way East to attend
the bedside of his dying mother, but for the
absence of the other two no explanation was
given.
Councilman Swain asked to explain his vote.
He began: He must be thick headed citizen
who does not see what this resolution is intend
''Mr. Chairman, I object" said Edenbarter.
He is not explaining his vote, and is clearly out
of order"
Councilman Swain, without giving the chair
time to pass upon the question OF order, con-
tinued with reference to his resolution that
lies among the papers Of the special committee
on street railroads.
THAT remark. Mr.. Chairman" excitedly
marked Councilman Coy, lis doing injustice
to the chairman of that committee He has ex-
planned why no action has been taken, and says
he will be ready to report at the next meeting.
That ought to be sufficient"
Councilman Pearson moved that the resolu-
ton be referred to the Judiciary committee.
This was defeated by the same vote, except that
of Mr.. Herig, who voted yea The Coy resolu-
tion was then adopted by the Democrats (twelve)
voting yea and the Republicans (teD) nay.
Councilman Swain. pushing matters with
vigor, again referred to his resolution, which
the special committee on street railroads had
made no report. He was DESTROYS of having 1t
withdrawn from the com mittee and brought be-
fore the Council then and there. Coy and Eden
harter opposed this move, and succeeded only
by the fact that Councilman Swain was out of
order in the CALL
But the fun began when Councilman Eden
harter introduced resolution directing the
street-railroad company to lay track from
Washington to Michigan street on State street.
Councilman Pearson called attention to the
charter provision that the company could
track at time, and that at
the of thousand feet per month.
He referred to the unfinished condition of the
Mississippi street line and maintained that the
company should be forced to complete that be-
fore any more lines are asked for. Councilman
Swain said that the ~. resolution only
provided for. johnson" he continued.
should De made to complete the
work already required of him. If he does not
do it we will get somebody that will" This re-
mark caused the heartiest applause from the
lobby. much to the confusion of Coy and Eden
harter.
that pending in relation to a cable-line
company. 1.-THE matter is progressing" said he,
land | am ready to vote for it" This brought
! more applause in the midst of which Coy
claimed, Bring the ordinance or any other
matter of the kind and am willing to vote for
them"
the resolution. Ir meant nothing but to impede
the work that johnson ought to do under pre-
vious resolutions. The State-street improve
ment will not be completed for sixty days. If
his resolution has any effect it will be to give
the street-car company control of that street
'If johnson does not complete the work he is al
Pearson, Ibis tracks ought to be torn up" At
this the lobby applauded with hearty good will
Councilman Edenharter by this time had been
driven to a corner in shis championship of the
company. He denied that he introduced the
resolution for buncombe. He had been request
ed to present it six months ago, and refused
proved. He did not want action on it
to forestal new company. He
the peoples interests as he had been from youth
up He would favor cable company any
other. To him it appeared that this fight was
made to ipjure the Democratic candidate for
about him Internally, but he could always be
found the side of the people. Edenharter
made this speech to divide the applause of the
lobby, but, notwithstanding his earnestness, the
people there looked on doubtpgly, and only two
clapped their hands, and of them
Councilman. The resolution was finally referred
to the special committee street railroads.
Councilman McCleani introduced the follow
ing, which was adopted without dissenting vote:
Whereas Section of the ordinance of Jan. Is,
1864 entitled AN ordinance authorizing the CON
ger railways and the streets of the city of In
dianapois," provides among other things that cars
and carriages for the purpose of transporting passen
gers shall be of the best style and class used such
railways in other cities and whereas such best style
and class of uniformly have platforms at
tached thereto; and whereas, in this city all
platforms have been taken off of the greatly
the Inconvenience and annoyance, and danger of the
travelling public, and especially to women and chill
Resolved That the Citizens Streetrailway Com
pany be and they are hereby instructed to at
city And the city clerk is hereby INSTRUCTED to pre-
duplicate copies of this resolution and
of them upon said company and indorse his return
upon the others showing upon whom the
served the date thereof, and report the the
Common Council and Board of Aldermen.
The executive board of the district assembly
of the knights of Labor sent in preamble and
resolution which read:
Whereas, The Citizens Streetrailway Company has
grossly violated two important stipuations of its
charter-frst in failing maintain the streets be-
tween and at each side of its tracks, and second in
other cities, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Common Council that the city
attorney be and is hereby directed prepare ordi
nance to be presented for introduction at special
meeting of the Council 10 be called when the same
is in shape for passage, said ordinance to provide
for the appraisement of the properly of
the Citizens Streetrailway Company and the
sale of the in accordance with the provisions of
the charter and that he be directed
ordinance repeaiing ordinance passed in 1870,
relative to the payment of fares in the pre-
scribed by the company.
The important legal questions involved in the
resolution led the Council to refer it to the COM
mittee on judiciary after the Democrats had
made an effort to have it go to the committee on
railroads.
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